“I am thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to lead SPI Lasers at such an important time in its development,” Greenwood said. “SPI Lasers has a great global culture, amazing market capability and a strategy that has seen us grow solidly in recent years. I am looking forward to building on this success whilst simultaneously ensuring we remain focused on delivering the very best quality products and service to our customers. The pace of change in today’s global laser market is exceptional. I am committed to ensuring that we not only stay at the forefront of this change but we continue to innovate and lead the market as we have always done.”

Greenwood has 20 years of experience in developing lasers for a wide range of applications and industries. He has held CEO roles with Spectron Laser Systems and GSI Group and has been CTO of SPI Lasers since the acquisition of JK Lasers, supporting Fehn in business growth over the last two years.

“Thomas has overseen a period of hugely significant change in SPI’s history, driving growth and profitability and leading both the post-merger integration of JK Lasers into the SPI Lasers group and the launch of a new suite of continuous wave and pulsed product ranges,” Christian Schmitz, Trumpf's CEO for laser technology, said. “I would like to thank him for the great work he has done over the past 2 years and I look forward to working with him in his new role at Trumpf. We’re moving from a position of strength to continue to transform SPI Lasers for the future, Mark is the right CEO to lead SPI Lasers during this transformative period; I am confident he will move the company forward with the speed required to capitalize on the opportunities in front of us.”